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University of Sydney (USYD)

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Graduate Diploma in Science in Medicine (Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy)

  • Graduate Diploma

Our Graduate Diploma in Science in Medicine (Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy) teaches an approach to help people with personality or anxiety disorders, dysthymia, post-traumatic disorders, chronic depression, somatisation and other conditions in which trauma is a contributing factor.

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Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Diploma
Duration
2 years part-time
Study Mode
Online, In person

About this course

About this course

Our Graduate Diploma in Science in Medicine (Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy) teaches an approach to help people with personality or anxiety disorders, dysthymia, post-traumatic disorders, chronic depression, somatisation and other conditions in which trauma is a contributing factor.

Who is it for?

Our course is suitable for clinicians with mental health experience, such as social workers, psychologists, nurses, psychotherapists, counsellors and school counsellors and may be of interest to others such as speech pathologists and dentists.

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Study locations

Online

Westmead

Online

Career pathways

Career paths

Graduates of this course are trained to deal effectively with people who suffer from:

  • personality disorders
  • complex traumatic and dissociative disorders
  • anxiety disorders
  • dysthymia
  • chronic depression
  • somatisation
  • other conditions in which chronic complex trauma is a contributing factor

The therapeutic approach is based on the Conversational Model, but also incorporates concepts from other schools and theories including self-psychology, intersubjectivity, development, attachment, trauma and memory systems and neuroscience.

Our graduates and affiliates have become leaders and change champions in this area.